Transcatheter Coil Embolization of a High-Flow Coronary Artery Fistula Using 0.052-Inch Gianturco Coils A Case Report

• Published in: Circulation Journal Vol. 67; no. 12; pp. 1059 - 1060
• Main Authors: Tayama, Eiki, Akagi, Teiji, Shojima, Takahiro, Tomoeda, Hiroshi, Takaseya, Toru, Fukunaga, Shuji, Hayashida, Nobuhiko, Aoyagi, Shigeaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kyoto The Japanese Circulation Society 01.12.2003; Japanese Circulation Society
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Coronary artery fistula; Coronary Disease - therapy; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Embolization, Therapeutic - instrumentation; Embolization, Therapeutic - methods; Fistula - therapy; Gianturco coil; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Transcatheter coil embolization; Treatment Outcome; Case study; Coronary artery; Instrumentation therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Embolization; Gianturco coil; Coronary artery fistula; Transcatheter coil embolization
• ISSN: 1346-9843; 1347-4820
• DOI: 10.1253/circj.67.1059

A giant, high-flow coronary fistula is usually difficult to treat by transcatheter coil embolization, but the 0.052-inch Gianturco coil, which is larger and has a stronger shape memory than conventional coils, is now available. Using this device and additional conventional coils, a high-flow coronary artery fistula in a healthy 31-year-old man was successfully embolized. The new Gianturco coil widens the indication for the transcatheter embolization of coronary artery fistulas. (Circ J 2003; 67: 1059 - 1060)